Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 17, Number 52, Vincennes, Knox County, 3 February 1827 — Page 1

WSSTEMN SUN & GENERAL ABTEHTJSEBi

BY ELHIU S TOUT. VINCENNES, (IND.jNiA. ITIliiAY. FEHHU-UIY rfium ii ii ii ir ir n ii an r i i i f i m t ti m . . . Vol 17 No. 52. !..

run westeily sux, IS pub'.shel at l'wo Dollars and fifty cents lor Fifty-lvo .Yumbrr.s, which nay be discharged by the payment f 1 WO DOLLARS at the time

P,.n advance bans the mutual " v . . . .- ' , xvtierest oi ooui panics, uiui uiuut is suri .1 .1" i :.. lie ted. A failure to notify a wish to discontinue at the expiration of the time subscribed for, will be considered a new engagement No subscriber at liberty to discontinue until all arrearages are paid Subscribers must pay the postage of their papets scut by mail. Letter: by mail to the Editor on business m ist be paid, or they will not be attended to. AnvKiiTisRMF.NTs inserted on the customary tcnm..v7l'crsois sending Advertise meats, must spe-ity the number of times they wish them inserted, orthcwill be continued until '-rdcred out, and must be paul for accordingly. NE'vV-i i ll )M I'll E SOU I II. KxKcurivii Office, Doc. 12, ISJ6 To the PietiJcvt of the Legislative Council SIR It i, my painful du'y to state, that on the m uning ot the 6in int. die Indians com uiited a wanton, unprovoked, and de;ibcr.ue murder, in this county, on ihe west side ol the Ocid 1 Ui or, lue greater wart of a Mr. Can's fam'dv have Ueeu , 1 butchered and bum', in the names ot tin ir j otvn dwelling, mm man, I m mldreu and p. negro, were the victims oi savage cruel ty, the Executive immediately ot tiered a camp tent force, under the command ot Gen. K. Gail, an abtc and ga'dant odi cer, wh is now in pmsui' o. the mm dercrs. Odrs have been ru.smitud vi h piomp ikss, to Alachua. Duval and v.amu c rivei, and is ac'd e'y engaged in aiiesaug and di.vrmiug t; India.-.-,, ma ny of whom a:e pauiu d tor ui, uuddisplav hostility. l'he citizens of ( .dsden countv have cvineed a miin.i' y spirit, uig'ity et v drame to their oli.ers 11 I v d'in :rs. nh are IV) v uu ler ' he eonim ul o G n. C dl. C t. V nge and the odi 'cr. iruler his Cf n nu l, nave ac'tvcly and in me mo -t e he; ut m inner, carried into -execution nty o' der Sik v mouii el men arc o.-dcred, and are a cvnecte I hete to d.;V Irom J acsou county. An ex press, bv 1 ids rune, his reached Pellicula, bea'in'ny ' 0 m-t: .0 1 to C D Clinch, of the Ue'red it..tes Av r tis v. n three co una des of the l uccuuier 1 comnind; d -spa'ch 'S ha c aUo I) : S'-'il l- ' .u tiol Bim:!; , c mm 'nt'.itig at 'J' 1 upa iv, to march wiui gve it p;o a of hi- huee up h: a b i.o d. to ai !s Ute lnm'h )f the Suwannee, a-d to.sevZ t all the b).:s and ca-io s -belonging to t!ie Indt 1 is, t ass. mhle the ('diets ol the Seminole n.it'mn. and ,c. n t tin tiieir torn per, -s well as tod -mini the bi;rin er of the inn. lerers, ttii diiecti n if resKtarce is iua ! bv t I i !i ms. to repel it i' h ce. 'I;.- E xecutive is not nit hi ir.ed, by the D-prtm tit of Wa'-, to eon-rni the midiaiv io' c under l':c emnmaud oi cols ITmch and Ii o k, yet the well known c'o e i .ic'ri o ihese valuable ttheei s jiee.i iv i'ic be 'c'. th.tt th v wisl vecondthe iews ol thv Execuiive, in giv'mg a pot( cti m to out ciu.ens bv pr mipilv tC)el liitg tii ; attack ot the h 'ne Indians, eon fidcce is led; in (tn ahib y, with the aid of Cois. Clinch and Ij.-uoke, not ordy u: deten i om se cs. hut, it t.ccosa- y. to car ry the u- into the enemy's coi'ntry. The Exccutivt states as his opinion,tint ttto l)(.iv of the Semirrole tva'ioti, i, not conccttnd in 1 1 c l.'.e hostile maweinents The Mickasuky ttibc. who mav mus'er about two Hmdied wa'ii os and the hi-, con'eteel Cricks, it is believed, rave m i llv d Mrt -mint d o- 1) ti:i L - It is i eC "tv uvod-'d b, the Execn.iv " 'h it a co mpmv id iilty nnnmted t v.-rji s, shad !:e i om.i.'iiudv i atsfd an 1 e;n ; io ed. to ;:ote t o u i frnatict for ri'u 'v t'-vs, to iu c t lipped at th-d-" own expense, :m I to imd tl eu own laimns at d fee e;e. S'.-ouid the Lf'gis a'ive ('on rd. d tea niitie to a lv t this meisu'p, a la v'shotihl he immetii V.'v y I'.ise ', H vi'ig t h? p?y of the i lin t t a. I p' 'nates d th.e conn" v ynd if the G.-neta! ' iov et ivm :tt " i 1 n:t imettlis expense, nieaui b'.uudJ. i:i ihal event, be

Kassau counties, to pl.xe the country in j , ;, ... " ' , ; V ftvu l-rm,i cnh,quence of the minder ot a count

asMteoi deieuee,and ,ikv mutmunl men, j f . u,-,; f-imi'.y of live pe-sns on tne Oeiila 1 iver pie

!ue odercd to tmuco Iroa; metwotast , - , " by a !ragg;h,g party of Mickasuky In- me,

coin ics 'o tlr; h;;n er ot ALUMt.a.- , custoMK a,.rnj!V tn rrv..;U . ...liV. d.atiH. General Call and i oionel Gads- and

Capiat 1 Di-le,ol the Umten Matesanny, rv hv intl,i,tM ijl!r theVrsl j have been, with v,me militia, in pur- t d m

W 1 1 1 o. 1 e c 1 m () .in y is s 1 1 1 ' ' k 1 on me - u - j . . , . ...j. . , ' " ! -'Hi oi tin; nu -deters, but a vth without our v

provided for their payment, by the Xcrritory. fids force, under brave and competent officers, will give more protection to our extensive frontier, than lour times their nuinber of infantry. The Indians con. in-

"? "'cil' acls of hoslilil' 10 lhc aJ vires .V,:j I am respectfully. Your obedient servant,' W.M P DUVAL. From the E sst Florida Herald. Indian ..Ijfairs. At length there isa crisis in our Indian Afiaiis that calls loud j ly upon out Government for interference and investigation We have just icceived infortnalion fnm the sub-agent of Indian Andes, to he following t fleet : Elouidv Agkncy, De:. 12th I8J6 6r Seven muidetshave been committed on the wesi side of n () iiia river v.iihin a U;w day, supp -ed lobe by some of the MtckaUuv 1' ui ih v Last fues lay, but a t w h.ours alic passed the house of a Mr. Can , on 10.10 ca-ir.gio t a 1 1 a .i ssee, ,ini. u guiine, five uOmen a-;d e!i.dten vete mi: dered, ih'ou hito the hoiiae and ail bu: ned tog tlier. A few davs b fore this, two men, of the name of Paris, were kii ed in i'ho uas county, Georgia, bv a ;at iy ol I i (i i 4ns acco.upanieil by a diet called old Bilty oneot tin; Indians is said to have a dcliei ii one eye The last murder alluded to or mentioned is supposed to liave been d tie by a paviy of young men of the Mickasuky t'ibe, wiio have been out of their boundaries ever since the first day of July lust. Capt. Dade is at tin fen y on "Suwannee with his companies ot I? fantiv, and will make prisoners ot all the Indians taken w e;t of that river f. This cuu s is nciTect'y riuht. but will 1 '7 , uee n 1 . 'neve -i e. r,v ut.r y o i.u ;;-m - e i n s e '. 1 ' . ? tt;,'V (Yc. inhabi'atus in t!te I uiu e iui'u y, ui i, I . ... - C . T 1 I.! 1 I come to my 1 i gu vci igamst th; pmnd.c t 1 make tliis commuunvlio 1 t;) vr-ur-c beiievur: that the ciiizens witi e.ip.ei pro-.eeiion lt (m vc;ur p :-;t Pieasc mention this t-i G-vi al Ilcinan de. that !o may haehis miiili 1 on the aieit. i wire in haste, h uit).; just retnr ned from raliaiia-s-.i , and ul tins n.o:n;:nl 1 no ni g to mount i;iv hmse to to i atnpa Hay, to obtain a eumo.u;' , V ! I !l M ! I O o! t on-, in the m meet ion oi Ai.iioi:i s tii'-me :t. , Veiy respectfully, vour oh'' scrv't, ! ' OlUN MARSH M .j H K Pifupf. i in- i uuiedi tc c nines are not vet koo'. ! but ! "V. w e ite nr h see and have lieqtiAiriy had sir h iiims fio n persons j accju iVifl with thf Indi.in n ..gu g md i ciia; acter, as t ii ite h d u , to t o eoi.c-u j sion that aii v. as t.t. nuiet a im them. a-:,d tha',at noio'.uo c p-, i heir vengean' e W'.uhl l.ol upori - uue iii'.!) en' icl'i a;s, to atone for lie.v itjmiic d vvii.ch tii v eon plain I'ln-y comp.ain ot the t.oni .!o '-inni of t.4 tfeavt C i-nn Motii t n th. I, 1 c i t y mg into . o..c' "us t u , t 4 t G ovcru.ne;t lu.s !)ten ";undicv ro, d ma dles'Cil a tender 'C ;-ard foi tne Indians ; aud il ihis mu iiiccnt hat d Sas -t teach; d tkem il while i was on its vu y to to. : vc their dist t ees, it uk ill d aw-av tin sno w ' vc a sumnu r s sun. what e.sptjii-imtiiy must rest upon those who have had an agency in this bu-ine-s ' Intteatmg wih the Indians, d.e Government has in view tneii' Conccnti alien, end ihe estabbshment of an influence a mong them, that would be cilit icit in o'teoeting the whin- -.vttiemeii's : an in 11 n nee that would command respect and estJo'ish confidence b: twten them and the oi'ieial oigan of the whbt s, w oiild effrcua!:y do this Indian A fancies arc b-v'ssiin-s whet e thev :u e conducted upon principles of Kjtiiu. justice, and bencvoh nee ; hut wheie thcs;are lorg.M icn, and a stealer regatd is paid to the personal' s. !. tv and personal comfort of the o(Viiii a-ent. how can b be expected th.it tht In (ia'-.s will iinle' any advances from a state ot savageism ? In connexion with the ill judged management of the Indian Derailment in Florida, we consider the absence of the Agnt as one of the causes of t'-t unhappy ( C( ss-s that have been H.om s o :n i on t t Fl rida liiiC) and has been but itcently lidout.

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committed by the Indians, i vThis absence may be a matter of necessity, of which we know nothing ; but until the Governmem compels ihe agint o reside perniancntly within the Italian boundary ; and until that atretit feels himself and acts as

, the protector of their rights, and under- ) stands how to conciliate the human pasgions, it will be in vain that we look ior safety and secutity in the vicinity of their reservation The time has arrived w lien tin Govemment is called upon to look into our Indian Department. Major Pieice, immediately upon the receipt ol the above Ic tcr .communicated with Colonei Murray, (Genet a. Hernandez being out ol town.) and through him ac tive measui es hav bt en taken ; and every musket is held in requisition foi an emeigcney Col. Murray sent out an exprcss to the nation, which has not returned. Pos scn:' We have just learned fro'i. tt.c nai' cariit', that five Indians have hi en kidid in Gc (i gia. anu Uin c ! eai the Suwannee I t li. (dans on the other side ol that liver had appealed in t.n ir war dier, (iem ial ( ail and C ol. G-dsder, with ibimt i(K militia, lu-d arlivet! at the Suwannee, to join the Uuiud Slates ti'oojvS Caj)atain Dade had Micceciled in taking pi s.h ei i-., witi (;ut bloodshed. Iy an txpiess tion the uwanne , we have icceivcd the iol.owing letter 10 V; j Pi, re : 1 o h t Duval, 1'louida, 4 Die. !S2f.. Dear Ji ' j r 1 .mrt.0 heie t.ntic 24 h uii. wi-ii my cimipany. and have since constru teci abreast voik andbi.ck liouse for dctenic, ,ii.d have a:so erecud co.i tor'abSe quaiteis 1 he objeri of ihis r.ov no it :s to tcuiess i.iu;an liuliistons po'il :s to icpiess I.Ki;an ni'lusions a and to keep ti-.eih w ithin iheii pi (ipe.i l;m- . its. Ti:is i:iutjj3t' tlie c(;uniiv has been !,t hi ip'.V mk in 1 'itcr.l ririix.it s . succf j-s. I do not tiidd; t i-ai ihei e is a e,-:i,;;ui heiing n tiotioiy on t'ne part of i i tV 1 uul.n lenu'e ?eOj)ie. I marched v'.m li.'.s piaee tn the 3d mst. with 20 ol ! the ti;i j)s, 1 use Ilago, a Iriendiy chief of j the Upper Cicehs, and ten ol his war i e'.'.Ts. iii search of a huge parly of stiagI gng Indians, who were reported to htte been commiltmg de p:-eoa'. ions aiiior.g th.e ! inha'oi.t.ints, 2( or fh) mil. s Irom ro.e. Ahout i'2 o'eoock, 13 miles ft um this plact, I cp.rn;; in contaci wit h seven tjf i heir v ar--lim and sueeteded i 'akiiuc them mis-one-witnout bioovlsiicd. idny wire pain ed, and their toann r am! conduct evi .ced a hostile disposidon. I seemed ili- ir guns and deian n.; o a hostage, I p- i mttted the otoe: s to go ahei theii ti lends, wiio ihry inhumed we icon the way to ttie ()!J Town on mis t'uer. On the. 4 h liiey pinij.t-d t p in mi , and did so ag - et ;d)!v to t Vuitstr." I he whole num- , be amounn-.d to 4'h uih wete u(h ivilto thib i'lii:-, on iin.'6-ii inst. Th Gver5 n'v hus n,; 'J l,Ps I'0"' Pn prom L'JtrlaTirt Bv the p.ck t ship t 'ointln oi. a tarn I 'a 'S ttie dt'on , tie New Y k (hon -iciai have i ece iv ed i:unu ! ous fues id Lon '.on pa pea s to the 25 to td' Nov. The o a'ia ly n Gronhvcn had rot aba ted. A fp c in Bata ii e.ad desti eyed 180 lu uses The Ionjr pending: ticatyb wc-nPer sia and England, has bun icceivcd in

Lond'-!. TI Ji7 mr p rem ws 'he uimo, i to b( so d oi V. be laid up In all the t'.etl at tin- cxei t'i)Tis in F.rgland ar.'f F'ance j parm cuts, expenses are to be nductti ha induced the I irks to make concessi- j Mi Bstrcpo, ihe minister tcr the minimis m la w of ti;e Gieeks I here is no or. is also dischatge the duMesol Sc- t good foundation tut tht run or. ictaty of S'ate. in the roon o! Mr. He- y London, Nov 25 ! v ig , w ho acron n i.ies tht Pieside:o It is stated from Vic n . mil Buchai est, ! V iu zucla The ifii-eof ( onsu Ge ethat tlie Sultan had lattfied 'he eonvtmion ' ia- at tin U S ai d eisevv I ci e is to t c ct A!;ctm;'.n. befoic the t xj)it a'ion of the ; titnc awr.y with, and 'h- I'mii s to be perntipuiated peiiod of lour weeks. I he , fm med by tin ( I. at gc (PAfl'.n s In fact, news irom Greece is generally of a more I in ranyme; his plan . mo ext e uion, ho lavciah'c aspect A gtea number of the ! cxpci ses of the govcti n-ei t will b i cinhabitants of Rome I'm had rebelled a- , dm. t tl tiom f'ourti n n.iliions rf flo!las.

gainst the Potie.

Ala . it lark has arrived at the East i lions I le has bi ought with him six ginIndia House, over land, fiom India ; etals and is ts tiis intention to charge tho This officer has brought the lon j pending ' comimmdti s in all the ptincipal towns treaty b twten this country and Persia fhncraL Salon, who tot.k t aha", is comThe Persians claim sou e advantages ov cr ! mg bete as Commaiidant and Imrndant.

the Kussrans m the accounts brourhi by Maj WiUock. I'.rom Colombia The advices from Catthagena, to the lOthult. hv te Bunker Hill, states, (s vs the New Yo.k Mcrc inilc,) 'hat B in ar art ivetl ai Bog-ta on the Uihof November, and proceeded

for Venezuela on the 25th. From tl cncC he was expected to ai mi at aithagena about the lthh ol Jjnuaiy The seat of government is 10 be established, lot itio present, at the latter place, 01 at Turt ato, 12 miles instant The nrivate It ti. r

state, that on aniving at Bogota, Bolivar took decisive measures to lestore ouler tlat I e invesied himself with the cuthonty given him by the Cons iiution, in t' chaC- ot insurrection ; that he had des- , patched Suntandcr to Pt ru ; abolish d tho t odices of Sectary ol Foi tign Aff-irs an! of the Naw olden d the ami) lobe 1 educed to 6000 men, and increased the pay of the officers in the i.avy 100 per cmt. The lntei d. nt at C.rt ;-.ginawaa to be lemovcd It is also stated that a CMivintion ol the people as to be called. Ti e Ittteis cue lose the lollowir.g pi oclam t 01 : Prot-luwcti'.n of Bolivar- Coh n-biars i Five jiaib since. Ikli 1 1 is capital to nu.rcli at tiu herd oJ the Libeiatii g Ar my, lu ir. the shotc of the C auca to the silver heights ol Polosi A million ot C olnu Id i.s, two s;'c it pubi.is, have ob-ta-itied indepei.tler.ee. undt r the shath ws ol Vfiir bnnis ami thf vorldof ( o 1 1 rno ijih m.s ceasi ti to ue ap; n sn. oucri ist't. u sii t o! our. l str.ee Y ur o isloitin es 1 ave called n e bark to Colombia; I come. tm ot zcai 10 cen sec 1 ate in) se-t to the 1 a'i 1 a; will, v hi h ai be to c d , bec use it is it h I d;ie. The national voice oi liges n c 10 tak upon iiiyseif the suj ieme comnanO ; I abhor if mt ituby, shice by that I am actustd (jf ambitinn at ti an attempt at mo1 an hy , I a- ! Do they ii ii k n t so n ad as to aspbe m thg'ade myei: ? Do they n knovT that ihi d tiny of L1BEH A 1 OK is more sublime than the th one. v ron luans . l ieturn t suomit to tho insuppoi table w tight of the magishacy ; lor in moments ot danger, to give it up vvi t f ri w fi t ilirf. nol rnurlri -alion : vi t " 1 - - , or me oniy until the 1. tv or the peoiccover their soveitignty Permit then. 10 serve yu as a plain soldier a tiue republican ; as a ci zt n armdelence cl tne bti utilul trophies ol lctones vour rights BOLIVAR. Palace of GWr Bogota. Act. 23 A lespectabie n.e?ca;tiie Iriend lias furtiished the New Yek Dai y Ad et tiser with the following txnacs fron. his correspondence : 44 CAR Til AG EN A DFC 4. You will ban by ti e p: c..c t opf or tuni y, ot lJ. livai's t etui n to Co-oti bia 1. lie entetcd Bogota t;n the 14th ot Nov. and was i-.cei.ed with vtuy little er.tl usiasn -, although the nt w spapei s give a tiiheiant aettunt of lis ttcep'ion 'i he ptople s'to ttl io douht his sinceiity; they ilioiigtit he was in favot ot n.onarchj, ami oiat I t v ou Id at once vioiatc ill pi - s nt cn-- iuti(n Bu in his it ply to the Yi( e Pu sident, at the paUce, he n an lles'ed h s intentie'ii of roaintaining the consti iriwn. ; nd : estoring oidtr by fotce ot ai ms i! o ! er nu-ans would notcfTtct thai obp ci t ur a-t sccmnts fron S gota, i the 2 si ol Nov announce ttiat Boiiv.tr nail arc pi tithe extieordinat y powers with xvi it h the people had invest ed i.im, and wmch. b) an article in the constituti n, t e can assme whenever tt t TO is a .y 'hing like cetcction in i)e covtfii- -- on . t Hib fi i st act wastop'O tgU. iho i v g ss. until J.m ' 83 1, ueiii wiii n pei io i he is tht' tunned the constitution sha i t)e maintained. "1 his grtat bj ct s - eo s to be, t.. lessen the expenses of ihe g o v e 1 1 n eii t iL I as tht it fore, od ti'd the Ji n.y tf be reduced to six the. u ; sari im n Ot th ua vy,oidy a few small ts-cis ai e to be mniov t d ; the test aro j which ti ey are t stiinatttl at, to three milOne pet son is to pet foi m hot h tlu its; and tie inteeds s lertmg todiiaty n en, and those he lias confuhnte in. On the 25th ot Nov. he was to leave Bogota 'or Mat ac?.ybo, vv hicb I -upposo he wil teach by th Llthf.t.. andtim thence he pioucedi to Valencia, Carac-

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